In Georgia, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
For additional information or for any issues you may have with voting visit our Voter Information Center or call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (877-874-6226). Answers to some of the most common voting questions are below:
Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. When you arrive at your polling place, you will be required to present one of the following forms of identification:
7:00 am–7:00 pm
If a poll worker says you are not registered, you should confirm that you are in the right precinct or polling place by calling 1-877-4-GA-OBAMA. And if you are in the right polling place, but your name is not on the rolls, vote a provisional ballot.
Poll workers cannot ask you about personal financial matters. You have the right to vote even if you have unpaid bills, parking tickets, overdue taxes, or a home at risk of foreclosure.
Yes. Unless you’re already off work for two hours while the polls are open (7am–7pm), you have the right to take up to two hours off to go vote if you ask your employer in advance.
You may receive assistance at the polls if you are unable to read the English language or if you have a physical disability that renders you unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth. In order to receive assistance, everyone, except those that are blind, must take an oath stating the reason they need assistance. The person providing assistance to you must sign on the oath. When there is a federal candidate on the ballot, you can select anyone you want to assist you in voting, except for your employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of your union. When there is no federal candidate on the ballot, you can select any other resident of the precinct or a parent, sibling, spouse or child (provided they are not a candidate on the ballot or a relative of a candidate on the ballot) to assist you inside the voting booth. No person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff.
Note: Voters who are 75-years-old or older, or are disabled, can go straight to the front of the line during Advanced Vote (October 26 through October 31). On Election Day they can go to the front of the line between the hours of 9:30am and 5pm.
Polls in Kentucky are closed now, but there's one last thing you can do to help this historic campaign: call states where the polls are still open to help Get Out The Vote. Even if you've never made calls before, this is your chance to participate -- a chance to be part of an historic grassroots field operation.
The map below shows the battleground states where polls are still open and where we still need help reaching our voters. Just click select the state and you will be given a list of voters to call and a brief script. In 2004, the election was decided by approximately 9 votes per precinct in Ohio. Even at this late hour, your help can still make a difference.
In West Virginia, polls are open today from 6:30 AM until 7:30 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:30 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
Most voters in West Virginia do not need identification.
Exception: First-time voters who registered by mail, need to bring ONE of the following IDs:
OR
6:30 am–7:30 pm
If a poll worker says you are not registered, you should confirm that you are in the right precinct or polling place. If you are at your polling place, you should ask the poll worker to call the county clerk’s office to see if you are on any other list. If you are not found on any list, vote a provisional ballot.
If your vote is challenged, you should answer questions but insist on voting. You can vote a provisional ballot if you are not issued a regular one.
Poll workers cannot ask you about personal financial matters. You have the right to vote even if you have unpaid bills, parking tickets, overdue taxes, or a home at risk of foreclosure or which has been foreclosed.
If you are in line when the polls close at 7:30 p.m., you can vote!
You have the right to request up to 3 paid hours off from your employer, if you do not have at least 3 hours before or after work when you can go to the polls to vote. Your request must be made in writing and be given to your employer at least 3 days prior to Election Day.
Disabled voters may receive voting assistance by anyone the voter chooses other than a current or former employer, union representative or candidate in the election.
Disabled voters may also vote from their automobile.
In Hawwaii, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 6:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
A picture ID is needed for verification of your identity at the polls. You will be asked to sign a poll book to record that you voted at that polling place. Your voter registration notice is not an acceptable form of identification.
7:00 am–6:00 pm
Any voter who requires assistance to vote may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, as long as the person who is helping is not the voter’s employer, an agent of the employer, or an agent of the voter’s union.
All polling place workers are trained in communicating with and assisting people who are blind and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, and people with mobility, emotional and intellectual impairments. All polling places will have a Voter Assistance Official where voters can request special assistance. Voters at the polling places may request assistance in having information and the ballot read to them. Workers at all polling places are trained to assist voters who are blind to sign the poll book using a signature guide. Voters who are blind or have low vision will be offered assistance in getting around inside the polling place. People with mobility impairments will be offered to be taken to the head of long voter lines. Some of the polling places will have workers skilled in American Sign Language to serve as interpreters for voters who are deaf.
In Alabama, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
Do I need to bring ID with me when I go vote?
Several forms of ID are acceptable at the polls:
What time will the polls be open on November 4?
Alabama polls are open from 7 AM - 7 PM.
What about voters with disabilities?
Voters with disabilities may ask anyone (except their employer, an agent of their employer, or an officer or agent of their union) to provide voting assistance. If a voter does not request a specific individual, a poll worker may assist the voter upon request. Polling places should be accessible to people with disabilities. If one is not, contact the county’s legal division at 334-242-7200.
In Texas, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
You are required to show your voter registration certificate in order to cast your vote. If you have lost or misplaced your certificate, you must show another form of identification. Acceptable forms of identification include:
You may be required to show identification in addition to your voter registration certificate if you have not been issued a Texas driver’s license or personal ID number or a social security number or the information provided on your registration could not be verified.
Voters with a physical disability that renders the voter unable to write or see, or unable to understand the language in which ballot is written, are entitled to assistance in voting under Texas election law. Such a voter may receive assistance from either (a) two election officers of different political parties unless this is impossible or (b) someone other than that voter’s employer, employer’s agent, or officer or agent of labor union.
In a case where the individual assisting the voter is a non-election officer, the provider of assistance must swear an oath.
In either case, the assistance provided to the voter may only consist of reading the ballot, directing the voter to read the ballot, marking the ballot, and/or directing voter to mark the ballot.
In Oklahoma, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
First-time voters who register by mail and do not provide verification with their application must show identification at the polls. You may choose to submit a copy of one or more of the following forms of identification with your voter registration application but are not required to do so:
If you have a disability you may ask for assistance from poll workers at your polling place. If you cannot enter the polling place or need help marking your ballot due to a physical disability, have visual disabilities, or cannot read, you may be assisted by a person of your own choosing. In all these cases, the person who provides assistance to you must swear or affirm that your ballots will be marked in accordance with your wishes. If you are unable to vote inside the polling place, two precinct officials will help you to vote outside the polling place.
You may also choose to vote independently by telephone. Telephone voting is available upon request at your polling place on Election Day. Please contact your county election board to verify this device is located at your polling place. It should also be available at the county election board office during early voting. An election official dials into the telephone voting system and selects the correct ballot from a menu of options. You will then listen to the ballot over the telephone and make selections using the telephone keypad. You may review and, if necessary, change any selection and may hear all choices read back before finally casting the ballot.
In Arkansas, polls are open today from 7:30 AM until 7:30 PM. Anyone who is in line by 7:30 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
At the polls, voters will be asked to identify themselves to verify their name on the precinct voter registration list. Voters will also be asked, in the presence of the election official, to state their address and state or confirm their date of birth. In the presence of the election official voters will be asked to sign their name in the space provided on the precinct voter registration list.
If a voter cannot sign, the election official shall enter his/her initials and the voter’s date of birth in the space.
Valid ID is a driver’s license, government-issued photo ID, social security card, birth certificate, passport, employee ID card, student ID, state-issued hunting license, US military ID card, utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with name and address.
7:30 am–7:30 pm
If at the polling site and a voter finds that he or she is unable to stand in line for extended period of time due to physical, sensory or other disabilities, a voter can inform an election official and they will put voter at the head of the line.
If a voter is unable to mark their ballot, he or she may be assisted by two election officials or by any person selected by the voter, who will mark the ballot in accordance with the voter’s wishes.
If the voter tells the election official at the voting precinct that he or she is unable to read the ballot, the election official has the entire ballot read to the voter, unless the voter instructs otherwise. The election official shall then assist the voter without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot.
If the voter designates a person to assist, the election official shall allow that person to assist the voter. The person designated shall read the entire ballot to the voter, unless the voter instructs otherwise. The person designated will then assist the voter without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot.
In Kansas, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
If the identification requirements for registration are not met or, if the information you provide is not verified, you must provide identification the first time you vote in the county. You must show some form of ID with your name and address, such as a utility check, paycheck, Kansas driver’s license or non-driver’s license, bank statement, government check, or other government document.
Most polling places are open 7am–7pm, but it varies from location to location. All polling places must be open for 12 hours on election day.
Any registered voter may request an advance ballot. Voters have the right to vote in an accessible voting place and request assistance if needed. Each polling place is required to have an electronic voting machine equipped to allow voters with disabilities, including visually impaired voters, to vote in secret.
In Mississippi, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
If you do not provide proper identification when you register to vote, you may be required to show one of the following documents to the election officials at the polling place on Election Day:
If you are permanently disabled, you can register to be on the disabled voter list and will automatically be sent a ballot. To register as a disabled voter, you must get a signed statement from your physician stating you are permanently disabled.
The new voting machines provide accessible voting for disabled person. If necessary, you can choose a person to assist you with your voting.
In Arizona, polls are open today from 6:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
ID is required at the polling place before receiving a ballot. Voters must present either a photo ID, such as a driver’s license, non-operating identification card, tribal identification, US identification, or two forms of non-photo ID, such as a utility bill, bank or credit union statement, vehicle registration, Indian census card, property tax statement, tribal enrollment card, Recorder’s certificate, or other US government-issued identification. Either kind of ID must have the voter’s name and address on it. NOTE: documents such as a passport or Social Security card are not sufficient ID in Arizona.
6:00 am–7:00 pm
Elderly and handicapped voters have a right to special accommodations. Please contact your county election official for details.
In Kentucky, polls are open today from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 6:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
All voters must produce identification or be known by a precinct officer prior to voting. KRS117.227 and 31 KAR 4:010 provide the types of ID that can be used by the voter such as: personal acquaintance of precinct officer, driver’s license, Social Security card, credit card, or another form of ID containing both picture and signature.
6:00 am–6:00 pm local time
In Tennessee, polls are open today for a minimum of ten hours in each district of the state. Anyone who is in line by the designated closing time will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
At the poll, most voters can show voter registration card or any ID with their signature to vote. However, if you are a first-time voter that registered by mail, you are required to show your voter registration card, driver’s license, or photo ID with your name and signature.
If you have none of these IDs, you must show two of the following forms of ID. One from each group.
Group A
Group B
By law, every polling location must be open at least 10 hours on election day. Your county election board will determine the exact hours.
Check with your election official.
Polling places are generally accessible, and the voting machines comply with HAVA. If you are disabled, you are allowed to bring someone to help you vote. You may also request assistance from poll workers. Such assistance will be provided by two poll workers, one from each party.
In Maryland, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 8:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
You will be asked to provide identification at the polling place if: you are voting for the first time in Maryland; or you registered to vote by mail on or after January 1, 2003; or you have not previously met the identification requirements.
If you registered to vote by mail after January 1, 2006, you most likely satisfied the identification requirement during the registration process. You can satisfy the identification requirement by providing one of the following: a copy of a current and valid photo ID (i.e., Maryland driver’s license, MVA-issued ID card, student, employee or military ID card, U.S. passport, or any other state- or federal-government-issued ID card.) or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address.
7:00 am–8:00 pm
Maryland’s voting system accommodates voters with disabilities by offering an audio ballot. Using headphones, the voter listens to the ballot and records the vote using a keypad. Both the headphones and keypad are provided. To assure the privacy of the voter, the voting unit’s screen is blank while the audio ballot feature is being used. A magnified ballot is provided for voters who have low vision. An adjustable screen is available to accommodate voters who prefer or need to sit while voting. To use one of the accessibility options, ask an election judge for a particular option. A voter will not be required to provide an explanation or fill out additional paperwork. Election judges will be available to answer questions and, if needed, provide assistance. If you need assistance voting, you may select someone to assist you in the voting process. Maryland law prohibits a voter’s employer or agent of the employer or an officer or agent of the voter’s union from serving as a voter’s assistant. An election judge may assist you, but only in the presence of another election judge of a different political party.
In Louisiana, polls are open today from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 8:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
To vote, you must either present a valid photo ID, or sign an affidavit if no photo ID is available. Acceptable photo ID includes: a Louisiana driver’s license; a Louisiana special ID card; or any other generally recognized picture ID card. If you do not have a picture ID card, you may sign an affidavit which will be attached to the precinct register, and you will be required to provide further identification as requested by the commissioner at the polling place.
6:00 am–8:00 pm
Voters who are physically unable to vote in person at the polls on election and unable to vote at the registrar’s office may be eligible for the Special Program for Physically Handicapped Program. Handicapped Access Information is provided as a guide for the election officials who are directly involved in the Special Program for Physically Handicapped Voters, for the individuals who wish to participate in the program, and for any other individual who may have an interest in the law. The special program was established by Acts 1983, No. 500, to enable certain physically handicapped voters the opportunity to participate in the electoral process. It will enable these voters to vote absentee by mail or in person at nursing homes if they meet the requirements set forth in Chapter 7A of the Louisiana Election Code.
For more information
Call your secretary of state at 800-883-2805 for more information.
Additionally, in some states there have been false rumors regarding voting rules. If you have questions about rumors that you've heard, you can visit our Voter Protection Page.
We've put together one of the largest voter protection programs ever to ensure that things run smoothly on Election Day. If you do encounter any problems at the polls, you can contact us: Call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (1-877-874-6226) or if you can't get through, use this online form and/or call your local campaign HQ.
In Alaska, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
On Election Day, all voters must provide one of the following forms of proof of identification:
If you are a qualified voter who is disabled, you may apply for an absentee ballot through a personal representative who can bring the ballot to you.
Voters with disabilities can bring someone to help at the polls. The division of elections has a TTY communication device for the hearing impaired, magnifying ballot viewers at the polling places and audio recordings of the general election official election pamphlet for the visually impaired, and handicapped accessible polling places.
Monday, November 3 is the last day for early voting in Oklahoma. This is one of 31 states that have early voting, and turnout in Oklahoma and across the country has been high:
Tulsa's Fox affiliate Fox 23-TV reports on early voting:
Voter turnout is especially strong this election cycle. Early voting is meant to ease voter congestion and frustration on Tuesday and hopefully prevent a computer glitch that can arise when more people than expected show up to vote. With so many key issues driving voters to the polls this year, elections officials say there will not only be more voters but better informed voters.
Voter turnout is especially strong this election cycle. Early voting is meant to ease voter congestion and frustration on Tuesday and hopefully prevent a computer glitch that can arise when more people than expected show up to vote.
With so many key issues driving voters to the polls this year, elections officials say there will not only be more voters but better informed voters.
If you haven't voted yet, click here to find your early voting location. Vote early through Monday, November 3rd.
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Monday, November 3 is the last day for early voting in Kansas. Kansas is one of 31 states that have early voting, and turnout across the country has been high so far.
On Sunday, Governor Sebelius described this election as "the most important election of our lifetime."
Monday, November 3 is the last day for early voting in Arkansas. This is one of 31 states that have early voting, and early turnout in Arkansan and across the country has been high.
On Sunday, Little Rock's CBS Affiliate WVVT filed this report on early voting:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Early voting for this week's election ends tomorrow. State officials say they've already seen a record number of people cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's general election. Twenty percent of the state's 1.68 million registered voters have cast a ballot through early or absentee voting.
Jonathan Curley is a banker. He voted for George H.W. Bush twice and George W. Bush once. Here's an excerpt from his story on canvassing for the Obama campaign in North Carolina, from the Christian Science Monitor:
There has been a lot of speculation that Barack Obama might win the election due to his better "ground game" and superior campaign organization. I had the chance to view that organization up close this month when I canvassed for him. I'm not sure I learned much about his chances, but I learned a lot about myself and about this election. Let me make it clear: I'm pretty conservative. I grew up in the suburbs. I voted for George H.W. Bush twice, and his son once. I was disappointed when Bill Clinton won, and disappointed he couldn't run again. ...So you can imagine my surprise when my wife suggested we spend a Saturday morning canvassing for Obama. I have never canvassed for any candidate. But I did, of course, what most middle-aged married men do: what I was told. At the Obama headquarters, we stood in a group to receive our instructions. I wasn't the oldest, but close, and the youngest was maybe in high school. I watched a campaign organizer match up a young black man who looked to be college age with a white guy about my age to canvas together. It should not have been a big thing, but the beauty of the image did not escape me. Instead of walking the tree-lined streets near our home, my wife and I were instructed to canvass a housing project. A middle-aged white couple with clipboards could not look more out of place in this predominantly black neighborhood. We knocked on doors and voices from behind carefully locked doors shouted, "Who is it?" "We're from the Obama campaign," we'd answer. And just like that doors opened and folks with wide smiles came out on the porch to talk. Grandmothers kept one hand on their grandchildren and made sure they had all the information they needed for their son or daughter to vote for the first time. ...We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list. We did our job, but Obama may not have been the one who got the most out of the day's work. I learned in just those three hours that this election is not about what we think of as the "big things." ... I've learned that this election is about the heart of America. It's about the young people who are losing hope and the old people who have been forgotten. It's about those who have worked all their lives and never fully realized the promise of America, but see that promise for their grandchildren in Barack Obama. The poor see a chance, when they often have few. I saw hope in the eyes and faces in those doorways. My wife and I went out last weekend to knock on more doors. But this time, not because it was her idea. I don't know what it's going to do for the Obama campaign, but it's doing a lot for me.
There has been a lot of speculation that Barack Obama might win the election due to his better "ground game" and superior campaign organization.
I had the chance to view that organization up close this month when I canvassed for him. I'm not sure I learned much about his chances, but I learned a lot about myself and about this election.
Let me make it clear: I'm pretty conservative. I grew up in the suburbs. I voted for George H.W. Bush twice, and his son once. I was disappointed when Bill Clinton won, and disappointed he couldn't run again.
...So you can imagine my surprise when my wife suggested we spend a Saturday morning canvassing for Obama. I have never canvassed for any candidate. But I did, of course, what most middle-aged married men do: what I was told.
At the Obama headquarters, we stood in a group to receive our instructions. I wasn't the oldest, but close, and the youngest was maybe in high school. I watched a campaign organizer match up a young black man who looked to be college age with a white guy about my age to canvas together. It should not have been a big thing, but the beauty of the image did not escape me.
Instead of walking the tree-lined streets near our home, my wife and I were instructed to canvass a housing project. A middle-aged white couple with clipboards could not look more out of place in this predominantly black neighborhood.
We knocked on doors and voices from behind carefully locked doors shouted, "Who is it?"
"We're from the Obama campaign," we'd answer. And just like that doors opened and folks with wide smiles came out on the porch to talk.
Grandmothers kept one hand on their grandchildren and made sure they had all the information they needed for their son or daughter to vote for the first time.
...We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list. We did our job, but Obama may not have been the one who got the most out of the day's work.
I learned in just those three hours that this election is not about what we think of as the "big things."
... I've learned that this election is about the heart of America. It's about the young people who are losing hope and the old people who have been forgotten. It's about those who have worked all their lives and never fully realized the promise of America, but see that promise for their grandchildren in Barack Obama. The poor see a chance, when they often have few. I saw hope in the eyes and faces in those doorways.
My wife and I went out last weekend to knock on more doors. But this time, not because it was her idea. I don't know what it's going to do for the Obama campaign, but it's doing a lot for me.
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